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In June, Riot Games took a big step and decided to nerf one of the most popular agents ofValorant, Reyna. After Patch 8.11, players believe that Reyna has become the worst duelist in the game, with agents like Iso and Jett overtaking her.
Reyna was undoubtedly the most popular agent inValorantat one point and all Reyna instalockers made it impossible for others to play as her. However, after the the nerf, you will often enter a match where no one has picked Reyna. All of Riot Games’ nerfs are indeed painful but Reyna’s nerf hurt us the most.
Reyna Went From Being The Best Duelist To The Worst InValorant
In Patch 8.11 forValorant,Riot Gamesmade a lot of changes to various agents in the game. The studio explained that they balanced Reyna’s abilities to improve the gameplay, however, players complained that Riot Games ruined the popular duelist.
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In the same update, Iso was improved, making him the best duelist in the game. Some changes were also made to Neon, Raze, and Clove. With this update, there has been a drastic decrease in the number of unskilled Reyna instalockers. Although there was a lot of criticism, many players believed that this nerf was necessary as Reyna’s abilities made her quite overpowered.
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The major changes that were made to Reyna were:
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Some improvements were also made, but the community was stunned to see how Reyna’s Devour (Q) ability was ruined. It’s been roughly three months since this nerf, and it’s safe to say that Reyna’s popularity has significantly dipped. Now, players try out other duelists in the game as instalocking Reyna is no longer the ideal option.
The community believes that this nerf is one of the worst nerfs from Riot Games, even Bucky nerf or Jett’s Ult nerf doesn’t come close to this. Duelists are the most popular type of agents in the game, maybe this was Riot Games’ way to encourage players to try out other agent types.The latest agent that was added to the game, Vyse, is a strong agent, and using her abilities to defend sites can get quite entertaining, so players should definitely try her out.
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
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